Carla Gravina
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-08-05 in Gemona del Friuli, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
Biography
Carla Gravina (born 5 August 1941) is an Italian actress and politician. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1993. Born in Gemona, Gravina made her film debut at fifteen years old, in Alberto Lattuada's Guendalina. Very active in films and on television series, both in comedic and dramatic roles, from the late 1970s she gradually focused her activities on stage and in political activism, being a PCI deputy between 1980 and 1983. During her career Gravina won a number of international awards, including the Best Actress Award for her performance in Alessandro Blasetti's Love and Chatter at the 1958 Locarno International Film Festival, the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ettore Scola's La terrazza at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival, and the award for Best Actress for Margarethe von Trotta's The Long Silence at the 1993 Montreal World Film Festival.
Most Known For
Guendalina
as Amica di Guendalina (uncredited)
Esterina
as Esterina
Il segno del comando
as Lucia
Scano Boa
as Clara
Hail the Artist
as Elisabeth Montei
Sierra Maestra
as Carla
A Bullet for the General
as Rosario
Big Deal on Madonna Street
as Nicoletta
Nero Wolfe
as Helen Frost
Tony Arzenta
as Sandra
The Antichrist
as Ippolita Oderisi
Madame Bovary
as Emma Bovary
The Terrace
as Carla
Everybody Go Home!
as Silvia Modena
The Brothers Karamazov
as Katerina Ivànovna
Boomerang
as Muriel
Without Apparent Motive
as Jocelyne Rocca
Orient Express
as Hélène
The Violent Four
as Anna
Alfredo, Alfredo
as Carolina